Doubletree-fastening for wagon-poles



(No Model.)

G VAN GEEM DOUBLETREE FASTENING FOR WAGON POLES. No. 418,546.

Patented Dec. 31,1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GARRETT VAN GlEEM, OF CLYMER, NEW YORK.

DFOUBLIETREE-FFASTENINVG FOR WAGON-'POLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 418,546, dated December 31,1889.

Application filed October 29,1889.

nected together, so that it may be sold as a single article, may be easily applied, and when applied is not liable to rattle, as is the case. when the'parts are of separate pieces;

. and my'inven'tion consists of a plate adapted to be secured to the pole and having projecting therefrom and carried thereby a post or stud upon which the evener swings, this post being by preference recessed or socketed to receive a pin carried by the hammerstra-p, which is hinged to the said plate.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view with the hammer-strap thrown back; and

Fig.- 3. is a cross-section onthe line 3 3, Fig. 1. 2

Referring to the drawings, A designates the pole or tongue; B, the cross-bar, to which r the rear end of the tongue is secured, and

the doubletree or evener, these parts being of any usual or preferred construction.

AT-shaped plate 1 2' is bolted or otherwise secured to the pole and cross-bar B. About midway between its ends the part 1 of this T-plate is expanded, as at 3, and upon this expanded portion of the plate rests the evener, which is preferably provided with suitablewvearing-plates 4 and 5. i

6 is a post or stud rising from the central portion of the expanded part of the plate 1- and' forming the fulcrum upon which turns the evener C, the latter being perforated to allow the stud to pass through it. This stud is preferably provided centrally with a recess'or socket 7. 1 I,

The hammer-strap 8 is hinged at 9 to the forward end of the plate 1, and is provided with a slot 10 near its free end, through which a button 11 is adapted "to pass to hold the Serial No. 628,543. (No model.)

strap down when the parts are in the p osi-.

tion shown in Fig. 1. The hammer-strap is provided on its inner face with a pin 12, adapted to enter the socket or recess in the end of the stud 6. v 7

By makingthe device as I have described, all the parts being secured together, there is no danger of any part becoming lost or mislaid.

I find it an advantage to have the stud or i post 6 upon and secured to the plate 1,whioh is fastened to the tongue, as thereby the evener is supported and held in place even when the hammer-strap is thrown back.

The pin 12 on the hammer-strap might be omitted; but I prefer to use it, as it sustains the upper end of the post 6 and also insures that the strap shall lie directly over the post when it is in place to hold down the evener.

Without limiting myself to the precise construction and arrangement of parts shown, what I claim is- 1. A device for securing the doubletree or evener to a wagon-tongue, consisting of a plate adapted to be secured to the tongue, a post or stud upon which the evener turns, having its end recessed, and a'hammer-strap provided with a pin adapted to enter the recess in the end of the said stud, substantially as described.

2. The cornbinationof the plate 1, the post ii projecting therefrom and recessed in its upper end, the hammer-strap hinged to the said plate, having its free end slotted and provided with the pin 12, and the button 11, sub- 'stantially as set forth.

1 2, the part 1 having an enlarged portion 3,

the stud 6, projecting from the enlarged portion of the part land having its end recessed, the hammer-strap 8, hinged to the part 1 of the T-plate, the pin 12, and the button 11, substantially as set forth.

' In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GARRETT VAN GEEM.

Witnesses:

' O. D. HINGKLEY,

J. A. KENT.

. 3. The combination of the T-shaped plate 

